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Suicide in Middle Level Schools: Implications for Principals.
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Toepfer, Conrad F., Jr. – NASSP Bulletin, 1986
Prevention of teenage suicide and coping with it when it occurs is an increasing concern for middle-level principals. This article focuses on specific implications of the youth suicide problem for middle-level principals with considerations for other principals as well. (Author/TE)
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Behavior Disorders, Depression (Psychology)
Identifying, Assisting the Disturbed Adolescent.
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Carlson, Patricia L.; Schaefer, William – NASSP Bulletin, 1986
Educators are in an excellent position to identify seriously troubled young people. Major causes of adolescent problems are discussed, including drugs, parental failure, and biochemical disturbances. Educators can best intervene by becoming aware of support services within their own school and community. (TE)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Disorders, Depression (Psychology), Drug Abuse
Approaches to Drug Abuse Prevention at Colleges and Universities. A Collection of Presentations Made at the National Collegiate Drug Awareness Week Kick-Off Conference (Washington, D.C., February 1988).
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Office of Educational Research and Improvement (ED), Washington, DC. – 1988
The National Collegiate Drug Awareness Week 1988 (conceived and initiated by the Inter-Association Task Force on Alcohol and Other Substance Issues) began with a Kick-Off Conference of educators that provided students and professionals an opportunity to share ideas and experiences. One-page abstracts of 17 conference presentations are as follows:…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Attitude Change, College Students, Community Involvement
Students, Staff and Faculty with Disabilities: Current Issues for Colleges and Universities.
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Rothstein, Laura F. – Journal of College and University Law, 1991
Discussion of new factors in legal requirements for school accommodation of persons with disabilities highlights statutory and case-law interpretations for persons with disabilities such as Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, sensory impairments, orthopedic impairments, learning disabilities, and drug and alcohol addiction, and includes policy…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Alcohol Abuse, College Administration